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bullyus
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Aug 01, 2018

Smelley exhaust from hot water tank

The exhaust from my hot water tank is very smelley. It even comes in the trailer sometimes when the door is open... The flame is a very nice blue and the heater works excellent.. Any ideas?,,,,,,,,,, Bullyus
  • Cremating critters in the burner chamber. Cremation of insects always stinks. Have that issue with the furnace sometimes. I burn them out and they stink.
  • Bees or other vermin like to nest inside the vents for the heater. They die when you light it up, but their little bodies decompose and cause smells. Maybe that?

    Also, if your heater is near by your batteries, the movement of air could be pulling out a boiling battery smell. If that's what it smells like...rotting eggs. If that's the case, could be your converter is bad and over volting the batteries.

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